Internal waves and short-scale distribution patterns of chlorophyll in the Strait of Gibraltar and Alborán Sea

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 23, 2009, Pages

  Vazquez A ^d   Flecha, S ^b   Bruno, M ^a   Macias D ^c   Navarro, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS MARINAS DE ANDALUCÍA   (Spain)

^c INTEGRATIVE OCEANOGRAPHY DIVISION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; COASTAL WATERS; IN-SITU DATA; INTERNAL WAVES; SCALE DISTRIBUTIONS; STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR; SUCTION PROCESS; SURFACE CHLOROPHYLL;

PORPHYRINS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

CHLOROPHYLL;

CHLOROPHYLL; COASTAL WATER; COASTAL ZONE; INTERNAL WAVE; MERIS; MODIS; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

ALBORAN SEA; CAMARINAL SILL; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR;

EID: 72049127235     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GL040959     Document Type: Article

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